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Alto Clarinet Issues

Author: Rhythmacres
Date: 2007-09-03 01:44

I primarily play clarinet, but am also having fun with the alto clarinet in my quartet, and I even have one student doing alto. I have found that it's hard to find a reed that works, and I have much better luck with alto sax reeds than alto clarinet reeds. Is it just me? I'm on a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece. The Bundy mouthpiece didn't work well at all.

Also, right hand position is very uncomfortable. I feel like I'm begging for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I might just move the thumb rest up about an inch and hold my thumb almost parallel to the instrument. Anyone else want to share alto clarinet experiences?

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